What color is #081B06?

#081B06 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081B06?

The RGB value is 8, 27, 6: 8 red, 27 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081B06?

The complementary color is #19061B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081B06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081B06 color

#081B06 rgb(8, 27, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #081B06 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 10.6% green and 2.4% blue (8, 27, 6).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 64% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#081B06 color codes

HEX	`#081B06`
RGB	`rgb(8, 27, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 10.6%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 64%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 78%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 78%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.67, -11.54, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.67, 14.51, 142.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.525, 0.849, 0.308)`
Decimal	`531206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081B06, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #081B06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081B06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #081B06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081b06; }
.text { color: #081b06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081b06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 27 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081b06, #061b0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081B06?: #081B06 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081B06?: The RGB value is 8, 27, 6: 8 red, 27 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081B06?: The complementary color is #19061B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081B06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.